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USS Sailfish (SS-192)
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USS Sailfish was a Sargo-class submarine of the United States Navy, originally named Squalus. As Squalus, the submarine sank off the coast of New Hampshire during test dives on 23 May 1939. The sinkin
USS Sailfish (SS-192), off the Mare Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, California, 13 April 1943
USS Sailfish (SS-192), off the Mare Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, California, 13 April 1943
SS-192 in drydock after salvage
SS-192 in drydock after salvage
Conning tower of SS-192 on display at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, seen during a 2013 visit by General Martin Dempsey, then Chairman of the Joint Chiefs
Conning tower of SS-192 on display at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, seen during a 2013 visit by General Martin Dempsey, then Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
Charles Momsen
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Charles Bowers Momsen, nicknamed "Swede", was born in Flushing, New York. He was an American pioneer in submarine rescue for the United States Navy, and he invented the underwater escape device later
USS Sailfish (SS-192)
…parted. Divers from the submarine rescue ship Falcon began rescue operations under the direction of the salvage and rescue expert Lieutenant Commander Charles B. "Swede" Momsen, using the new McCann Rescue Chamber. The senior medical officer for the operations was Dr. Charles Wesley Shilling. Overseen by researcher Albert R…
Charles Momsen
Charles Momsen
V-5 crewman A. L. Rosenkotter exits the submarine's forward escape trunk wearing a "Momsen lung" during the submarine's sea trials in July 1930.[citat
V-5 crewman A. L. Rosenkotter exits the submarine's forward escape trunk wearing a "Momsen lung" during the submarine's sea trials in July 1930.[citation needed]
Acting Secretary of the Navy Charles Edison (left) reads a letter of commendation from President Franklin D. Roosevelt to several members of the USS S
Acting Secretary of the Navy Charles Edison (left) reads a letter of commendation from President Franklin D. Roosevelt to several members of the USS Squalus salvage unit in his Navy Department offices, September 16, 1939. Commander Momsen is second from left.
The General Board of the U.S. Navy in November 1947. From left to right: Colonel Randolph M. Pate; Admiral Walter F. Boone; Admiral Charles H. McMorri
The General Board of the U.S. Navy in November 1947. From left to right: Colonel Randolph M. Pate; Admiral Walter F. Boone; Admiral Charles H. McMorris; Admiral John H. Towers; Rear Admiral Momsen; Captain Leon J. Huffman; Commander Lee; and Captain Arleigh Burke